back up program dejour
Nov 30, 2011 | 12:57 pm
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back up program dejour
i currently use pc backup pro. i am having some difficulties with it. it is just not simple enough for me. i just got an offer to "come back" to acronis for the same cost as backup pro.
i quit using acronis true image a couple of years ago because it was too confusing, and i really did not know if i was backing up my computer.
anyone comment as to if acronis is now easy to use. surely the existance of these terabyte externals should ease the difficulties. i do have one of those now.
i quit using acronis true image a couple of years ago because it was too confusing, and i really did not know if i was backing up my computer.
anyone comment as to if acronis is now easy to use. surely the existance of these terabyte externals should ease the difficulties. i do have one of those now.
Nov 30, 2011 | 4:01 pm
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If you mean, backing up the files one physical hard drive to another one, the easiest is a batch file such as this:
xcopy D:\ F:\ /m /s /i
The file name is backupdf.bat since it backs up drive D to drive F
I keep it in a directory called:
c:\program files (x86)\backup
I go to the command prompt, then run this batch file to reach that directory:
cd c:\program files (x86)\backup
cls
This works well for me as the only thing on the D drive are data files, no programs.
xcopy D:\ F:\ /m /s /i
The file name is backupdf.bat since it backs up drive D to drive F
I keep it in a directory called:
c:\program files (x86)\backup
I go to the command prompt, then run this batch file to reach that directory:
cd c:\program files (x86)\backup
cls
This works well for me as the only thing on the D drive are data files, no programs.
Nov 30, 2011 | 5:25 pm
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Acronis is not difficult to use but they give you a ton of choices, and those choices add complexity.
Why not just use the one built into Windows 7? It's perfectly adequate and its free.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...up-and-restore
That said, I'm using Acronis on my last remaining Windows 7 notebook, I guess because I already paid for it and have it set up. It works fine for me. If I was setting it up now, I wouldn't pay for it. I would just use the one built into Windows 7.
-David
Why not just use the one built into Windows 7? It's perfectly adequate and its free.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...up-and-restore
That said, I'm using Acronis on my last remaining Windows 7 notebook, I guess because I already paid for it and have it set up. It works fine for me. If I was setting it up now, I wouldn't pay for it. I would just use the one built into Windows 7.
-David
Dec 1, 2011 | 7:29 am
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if i have a win7 bu, and the hd goes south, can i install a new hd and all programs will run, or do i have to reload programs.
i thought with acronis i would not have to reload programs.
i thought with acronis i would not have to reload programs.
Dec 1, 2011 | 12:12 pm
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Also, there's this: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...m-image-backup
You can do something like make a system image monthly and do file backups daily, weekly, etc.
-David
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